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#3 Roberto Firmino
Despite scoring the opener only a couple of minutes prior, Diogo Jota was subbed off for Roberto Firmino in the 56th minute. It took the Brazilian only eight minutes to prove why Jurgen Klopp made the bold call.
In the 62nd minute, Firmino put pressure on Gabriel inside the Arsenal box, leading to a shot from fellow substitute Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian's effort, however, was blocked but Liverpool kept the attack alive through Andrew Robertson.
The left-back dashed down the left channel and drove in a low cross for Firmino. Cheeky as he is, the forward deftly flicked the ball past Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale to double the Reds' lead.
The goal aside, the Brazil international did not do much, making only 15 passes and winning two ground duels.
In all honesty, he did not need to, either.
#2 Alisson Becker
Against an in-form Arsenal, Liverpool shot-stopper Alisson Becker was always going to have a busy night. He was called into action quite a few times over the course of the match and did his job brilliantly, devoid of nervy moments.
The Brazilian keeper’s positioning was superb in the first half and managed to collect through balls behind the Liverpool defense with ease. His first big save of the match came in the 51st minute, courtesy of a disastrous back pass by Thiago.
The Spaniard’s pass went straight to Alexandre Lacazette, who found Martin Odegaard in space. The Norwegian went for goal without taking a touch, forcing Alisson to make a fine save.
A minute later, Bukayo Saka dispatched a low drive at the Reds’ goal. Alisson was quick to get down and save it. Against Arsenal, the 29-year-old made two saves, performed two sweeping actions and registered eight recoveries.
A solid outing by Liverpool's undisputed No.1.
#1 Andrew Robertson
Left-back Andrew Robertson was arguably the best player on the pitch for Liverpool on Wednesday night. He was rock-solid at the back, pressed relentlessly and did superbly going forward.
His brightest moment of the match came in the 62nd minute when he set up Firmino for the Reds’ second goal of the night.
The Scot put pressure on Bukayo Saka down the left flank, winning the ball back from him. He then stormed into the Arsenal box and provided an inch-perfect low-cross for Firmino. The Brazilian took care of the rest.
Over the course of the match, Robertson made four clearances and three interceptions, won all five of his ground duels, and attempted four tackles, winning two. Going forward, he accurately delivered two crosses and provided two key passes.
An impeccable performance by arguably the best left-back in the business.
